The Five Days Or Die
Chapters 10

PoV: Nadine

“Sister! Mataaan!” I shouted as loud as I realized the approaching danger. Big brother might have also noticed it, but what power it is, it's too late. The bright light had ended everything, making me feel in a dream.

“All things have a weakness.”, “Technology is too dangerous son,” all sentences of that sentence popped up like a terrible chant calling me to go.

Unpleasant memories began to spring up, and even the face of my mother whom I had not seen for a long time reappeared, in my dreams.

He seemed to smile, and waved his hand at me. I stupefied her armpits she walked over, and put her hand on my shoulder. Tears will come out of my eyes.

“What happened?” she said. I knew it was just a dream, but I was so happy, I hugged her, I cried.

“Nothing! Even if this is going to be a disaster, then I wouldn't consider it so! I'm happy, I'm happy!” I who was still crying tried to speak in a still irregular tone.

“Hmm. Whatever happens, remember us. Remember son! We will always be with you! Whatever you do, whatever you do, we will always be with you.” He said while hugging me back.

Everything became bright, until my eyes could no longer see.

And I woke up after I heard faintly Ranti woke me up. When we finally got together and brother Ahmad told me everything, everything I had expected before.

Everything I could've prevented. Everything, aahhh! It's all my fault. I failed at stopping my brother's time machine. And I'm the one responsible for all this. I was thinking, thinking of how to go home.

“Ladder!” I shouted as soon as I realized the stairs had disappeared, leaving a hole large enough to let the sunlight in. We immediately ran outside, seeing the situation outside.

“Excellent! How many hundred years is this?” my mind started asking. It was so nice for me and my other friends, to see something so foreign to us, a tree.

Something that has begun to disappear in the future, along with fresh air that we have not breathed for a long time. Paddy fields are fun, and also high mountains towering. I looked to the side, and there was a clear river flowing there.

I glanced at the look on Ahmad's face. Between happy and sad, more toward regret. I also feel responsible for all of this. In addition, we also invite others who are not our family, to get into this very complicated problem.

“Okay friends, because we are here, why not enjoy it first? How about you all go see see, and I'll sort things out here.” Ahmad said, as if nothing had happened. I know, he just calmed things down. And everyone else knows it, only Ranti's sister.

“I'm here, help brother Ahmad.”

“Yakin? Brarti we both doang nih? Okay fine! We are looking for food! Come Yan!” said brother Dani, who still thinks this is a beautiful thing, and invited his cousin, Dian. They immediately went down the small hill, and headed for a town not too far from there.

I immediately went in, picked up the goods, while my brother was still slumped. I know what he's feeling right now. But I know, this wouldn't be over if we just kept quiet without doing anything.

Sooner or later, my brother has to tell everyone the harsh truth. And for sure, it won't be easy to accept.

I was alone in the barn at the time. Brother Ahmad and brother Ranti are talking, and I don't want to disturb him. I am sure, brother Ahmad also needs encouragement from others. After this incident, I kept quiet a lot, until I finally found something.

“This...” I whispered slowly. Soon I put it in my pocket, and soon I get into my shed.

“Good, not too broken. Can you not, huh? What am I supposed to do? Do I have to build a time machine? We are short on time and materials!” I said slowly. I started to panic. I'm afraid I'm back to making mistakes.

“Quiet Nadin, you can definitely.” I said to myself. I locked myself in that barn. Not felt, the day has begun in the evening, I heard brother Dani has returned home, and the voice of brother Ahmad who is repairing this warehouse.

Whatever it was, I stayed focused on finding info about the time machine, and all about time travel. Dad's books aren't enough! I tried searching the internet.

Luckily, I brought a minibook that covers encyclopedias around the world. But still. There is nothing about how to travel through time without a time machine.

I was confused, when I finally nudged a book. The book looks old, because I didn't touch it. I haven't touched my father's stuff in a long time. I picked it up, and recalled the memories that made my head hurt again.

I who was not strong to hold back, reflexively dropped my father's book, and made some of its contents become scattered. I picked them up one by one. All right, I read it at a glance. Is there anything to do with time travel? I wish it would come true.

“Teleportation, atomic theory, time hole, prison time, wait what?!” I found the phrase I was looking for, time. I read the article at a glance. I cried, curled up, made the article a little wet from my tears.

“Does this mean, I, we, can't go home?” I asked while still crying.

“No. This is not true. I have to make sure. I have to ask my brother! There must be another way!” I shouted while wiping away the tears, and broke down my door, which made Brother Dani and Dian who were in the living room shocked, hearing me break down the door that hard. I immediately ran towards my sister who was outside, near the bonfire with Ranti.

“Kak! This article! Please answer this wrong! We can still go back, right, sister?!” I am serious about him. Ranti also saw it, I saw her real face sad, but tried to hide it all, and the look on the face of Ahmad's brother who was like apologizing. I understand what he's going to say next. Ranti put her arm around me, and I cried.

“So we can't go home and it's all my fault.” I said quietly before I finally got my head so dizzy and heavy.